Hyperglycemia characteristic of diabetes mellitus triggers pathological processes in fetal development of various structures such as the retina, peripheral nerves, renal glomerulus, and arterial and venous beds. Women with diabetes prior to conception have children with birth defects three to fi ve times more frequently than women without diabetes. There is no specifi c pattern of birth defects...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the alternative parameters to monitor glycemia in pregnant women with diabetes studying the relationship between fructosamine testing and self monitoring of blood glucose in pregnant women with diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Serum fructosamine levels and the self monitoring of blood glucose over 14 days before the collection of fructosamine were evaluated in 47 diabetic...

PURPOSE To study systemic and retinal circulatory variables and vasoactive hormones during pregnancy in women with and without diabetes. METHODS Prospective study of 45 women with type 1 diabetes and 6 healthy pregnant women, from the first trimester of pregnancy to half a year after delivery, by using a fundus photographic method of determining retinal vessel diameters. RESULTS In diabetic...

Enamel hypoplasia is an important clinical problem commonly seen in children born to diabetic women. We aimed to characterize the enamel hypoplasia in Wistar rats born to alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus rats. Groups consisted of pregnant rats supplemented (ISDR) or not (NISDR) with insulin and controls, in which sterile saline solution was administered instead of alloxan or insulin. The mandi...

background unwanted pregnancies remain a main public health problem worldwide. in iran, comparative studies on the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies and their effects on maternal health are rare. conclusions lower education and socioeconomic status, longer marriage duration, being employed, and unwilling of spouse were among the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies. these women are at high r...

background the transmission of hepatitis b virus (hbv) is parenteral, sexual and prenatal. prevention of vertical transmission of hbv is extremely important, because hbv infection in early life usually results in a chronic carrier state. there has been so much debate about hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) screening in pregnant women. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prev...

background: diagnosis of anemia is challenging in resource-poor settings due to inadequate laboratory resources. this study assessed the validity of the tallquist haemoglobinometer in assessing anemia among pregnant women in osogbo, southwestern nigeria. methods: this was a cross - sectional study, in which 200 pregnant women of reproductive age were selected using multistage sapling method. a ...

abstract background: about 79% of pregnant women in the world suffer from sleep disorders. these disorders result from physiological changes during pregnancy, originate from different factors, and can affect pregnant women’s quality of life before, during, and after delivery. this study aimed to investigate the effect of sleep healthy behavior education on the quality of life among pregnant wom...

background: toxoplasmosis is a major public health problem among immunocompromised individuals. this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women with and out hiv infections. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted among consecutive 385 pregnant women attended antenatal clinic from may 2010 to october 2011 ...

background: pregnant women are sometimes exposed to ionizing radiation in radiology examinations for various reasons. in such cases, the radiation dose to the conceptus and subsequent risks should be estimated. objective: the purpose of this study was the calculation and presentation of fetal dose and subsequent risks resulted from different x-ray examinations. materials and methods: an analyti...